Dish drier



Aug. 7, 1928. 1,679,594

A. G. ANDREWS DI SH DRIER Filed Aug. 15, 1925 Patented Aug. 7, 1928.

LUNITED STATES I, 1,679,594 PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR Gr. ANDREWS, OF ROCKF-ORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE WASHBURN COM- PANY, OF WORCESTER, -MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF .MASSACHUSETTS Application filed August 15V, 1925. l Serial No. 50,367.

type especially adapted for ordinary household use.

Generally stated, my invention provides a dish drier consisting of a drain pan having a dish-sup1 orting tray therein and a silverware holder supported thereon in a particularly advantageous manner. yThe drain pan is closed on all sides except at one end through which the pan drains and has t-he silverware holder supported at the open end exteriorly of the pan to drain into the saine place. Both the silverware holder and the dish tray are pivoted to the pan to be swung outvof the way to afford a clean sweep of the pan from one end to the other to permit cleaning the same. The silverwareis laid flat in the holder to avoid obstruction at the end oi' the pan to the stacking of dishes. The holder serves to close the open end of the pan, except for a slight space through which draining occurs, in order to prevent the displacement of articles from the pan out through the open end. AThe invention has iurther advantages which will be brought out in the course ot' theffollowing detailed description in which reference is is made to the accompanying' drawing, whereini v l i Fig. 1 vis a longitudinal,vertical, cross; section through a dish drier made in'accordance with my invention illustrating` bothv the advantageous manner of stacking the dishes therein after the manner contemplated by my invention, and also the manner oit swinging the dish tray and silverware holder out ot' the way to facilitate cleaning the pan. This view is 'taken on theA line of Asheet metal construction closed on all sides except at the end fwhere the holder 5 Atend up the closed end of the pan and are .rangement is of advantage in rinsing the is mounted, the pan draining through this end byV virtue of the inclination of its bottom 6. Brackets 7 are riveted lto the closed end of the pan to support the same in the inclined draining position. The drier' is arranged to be supported ona table alongside the sink or on a drain rack extending from one side of the sink so as to be within convenient reach for placing dishes and silver-A ware therein, from which the soapy water may drain into the sink. lVith my device, it is contemplated to rinse the dishes and silverware with Vpiping hot water for the final cleaning anddrying. Usually silver-y ware is-not allowed. to dry by itself but must be dried in the usual wayin order to avoid spotting. For this reason, it is a convenience to have the silverware in a separate holder where it may be accessible without disturbing the dishes. Aside from this fact,

it is ot advantage to keep the silverware apart because it tends to nick the dishes and is otherwise in theway in the lpan when it is desired to place dishes therein. a

, Thedish tray fl comprises longitudinal members 8 extending lengthwise of the bottom of the pan supported by a leg S) at the one end formedfby bending the single piece of wire of which the longitudinal members 8 are formed, and supported intermmliate vthe ends by a leg l() constituting an extension of one of the crosswires ll which are soldered or welded onto' the longitudinal members 8.A The ends of the members 8 eX- )0 pivoted, `as indicated at 12, to a wire reiniorcing trame 123 inthe top of the pan 3. The cross-wires l1 are arranged in parallel relation and lie in parallel planes all inclined to the plane y.of the bottoni of the pan toward the open end ot the pan in orat `l4in edgewise relationand inclined toward the'open end Vof the pan. The ar- Y leo dishes in that it avoids pouring water alongside the pan at the closed end when an cllor't is made to rinse the last plate or other dish standing in the tray, as illustrated in the drawing. Ample space is lett byA this arrangement at' the last plate between'the plate and the closed end of ther pan.y Ob- Viously, there is no'harm` done if some, water is poured outside the open end of the pan in an eiiort'to thoroughly rinse the last plate fue or other dish in the tray, in that end of the pan, since this Water is poured directly or indirectly into the sink. With the reverse inclination such Water Was poured onto the table or onto the floor, or els the housewife was apt to avoid rinsing the e rlhe provision of the pivotal mounting at 12 enables swinging the tray out of the pan, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to atli'ord access to all sides of the tray itself, but principally for the purpose of giving clean sweep of the pan from end to end in iu'der that it niav e ily be cleaned and dried before the drier is put away after usi. U y The silverware holder or yraclr 5 is preferably of sheet metal formed in a trough shape, as shown, having theorie side 1l thereof bent around the wire reinforcing frame 13 for pivotally supporting the holder. I he other side 15 is bent around a wire frame 16 which extends the length of the holder and has inturned ends looped, as indicated at 17, about the wire frame 13 of the drain pan. rlhe holder is preferably open at both ends and extends substantially the Width of the drain pan so that knives and forlzs and other silverware can be laid fiat therein crosswise relative to the pan. rhe drain pan 8 smaller at the bottom than at the top and the side Walls taperI from top to bottoni. This construction ailords a rest. for the holder 5 on the ends of the side walls, since the holder extends substantially across the entire Width of the top the pan and at its bottom extends somewhat beyond the side Walls of the pan, as will be apparent from a study of Fig. 2. rlhe holder substantially closes the open end of the pan, as indicated most clearly in llig. 1, except for a slight space underneath the saine for the draining of Water from the pan. By closing the end of the pan the sliding ofdishes out of the pan is avoided, cups, butter' dishes and the like being placed directly on the bottom of the pan alongside the dish tray which would otherwise be apt to slide out and fall into the sink. rlhe silverware holder has a series of drain grooves or pockets 18 formed tierein, as slioivn most clearly in Fig. 2, with openingsv 19 provided therein at the lowermost portion thereof.V Ly dispersing the drain grooves and openings in this manner, l avoid the contingency of Water draining out one end of the holder onto the iloor. The holder, by virtue of its pivotal connection at lll and 17, is capable of being swung out of the Way, indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, similarly as the dish tray i thereby affording a clean sweep of the pan from the closed end out through the open end, as previously referred to. Y

The drain pan and the silverware holder are smaller at their bottoms than at their open tops to enable stacking one drier on another in nested relation, one pan setting in nd dish or so.Y

another With its holder in the holder of the other. This feature is obviously advantageous in storing the driers Vor in shipping the same.

I claim:

. 1. ln a dish drier or drainer, a sheet metal drain pan having one end open for drainage of Water therefrom into an adjacent sink or other drain receptacle, and a dish tray in said pan composed of longitudinal supporting Wires resting on the bottom of the pan and cross-wires projectingupwardly therefrom, the longitudinal wires being bent up- Wardly at the Vclosed end of the pan and pivotally attached to the in er edge of the pan on the said closed end thereof, and the crosswires being t" posed inl substantially parallel relation to one another and all inclined toward the open end of the pan substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. it, dish drier comprising a sheet metal drain pan for receiving draining dishes, said pan being closed on all sides yexcept one through which the pan drains vand being suitably inclined toward said open side for drainage purposes, and a silverware rack supported on the pan at the open side thereof to drain into the same place as the pan, said rack extending entirely across the open side of the pan substantially to close Vthe same against the exit of dishes therefrom but leaving a slight space beneath he bottom thereof to permit draii'iage from the pa 3. A dish drier or drainer comprising a sheet instal drain pan for receiving draining dishes, said pan beinsy closed on all sides eX- opt one through which the pan drains and being suitably inclined toward said open side for drainage purposes, said pan having the upper edges thereof rolled about a Wire reinforcing franie for the requisite strength and rigidity, the said Wire frame lia-ving a portion thereof extending across the topY ofl the open side of the pan, and a sheet metal silverware holding trough extending cross- Wise of the open side of said pan and supported on thelast mentioned portion of 'said wire frame, the upper edge of oneWall of said trough being rolled about said Wire, and said trough having a. Wire about which the upper of the other Wall thereof is rolled for the requisite strength and-rigidity, the end portions of said Wire being bent to extend across the ends of the trough and having the free ends thereof-looped about the first mentioned Wi re frame.

Ll. A device as set forth in claim 3 Wherein the sheet metal silverware holding trough vhas a plurality of transverse drain grooves struck therein at points spaced lengthwise thereof, said drain grooves being provided with drain openings.

In Witness of the foregoing aliiX my' signature.

ARTHUR G, ANDREWS..

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